| Title |
Type |
Date |
Words |
| Court's decision on gay Scouts unlikely to end discussion on `freedom of association'. |
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Sep 1, 2000 |
1201 |
| Ninth Circuit upbraids Chevron for `paternalistic' decision in worker's ADA case. |
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Aug 1, 2000 |
679 |
| Sperm donor must testify about medical history. |
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Aug 1, 2000 |
793 |
| New York's insurance regs struck down by court. |
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Aug 1, 2000 |
478 |
| Courts find insurers illegally practiced law. |
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Jul 1, 2000 |
774 |
| New York doctors, lawyers file joint suit to stop limit on insurance claim deadlines. |
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Jun 1, 2000 |
414 |
| Insurers must detail conferral of discretion in ERISA benefits cases. |
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May 1, 2000 |
690 |
| MTBE: tonic that's hard to swallow. |
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Apr 1, 2000 |
1827 |
| Arbitration agreement deemed `unconscionable' in California. |
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Mar 1, 2000 |
628 |
| Medical mistakes study highlights need for systemwide improvements. |
|
Feb 1, 2000 |
717 |
| Teen's date plans unraveled by authorities. |
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Feb 1, 2000 |
402 |
| Plaintiffs will benefit from Third Circuit's rejection of preemption argument. |
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Jan 1, 2000 |
504 |
| Dismissal of conspiracy claims in bone screw litigation affirmed by Third Circuit. |
|
Jan 1, 2000 |
538 |
| `Web-footed' lawyers dip, not plunge, into the Internet. |
|
Dec 1, 1999 |
1607 |
| N.J. court finds exception to learned intermediary doctrine. |
|
Nov 1, 1999 |
596 |
| Wal-Mart found vicariously liable in ADA case. |
|
Nov 1, 1999 |
426 |
| Boy Scouts lose gay exclusion case. |
|
Oct 1, 1999 |
641 |
| Supreme Court makes punitive damages for job bias harder to get. |
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Sep 1, 1999 |
491 |
| Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds Steven Sharp verdict. |
|
Sep 1, 1999 |
669 |
| Employer's `innocent mistake' is no defense in ADA suit. |
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Aug 1, 1999 |
772 |
| Delaware court allows foreign Benlate claims to be heard in U.S. |
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Aug 1, 1999 |
439 |
| Informed consent ruling favors bone screw plaintiffs. |
|
Jul 1, 1999 |
660 |
| No encryption required for attorney-client e-mail. |
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Jul 1, 1999 |
465 |
| Employer's drug policy is too broad, federal court rules. |
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Jun 1, 1999 |
508 |
| Fourth Circuit Miranda ruling to be appealed to High Court. |
|
Jun 1, 1999 |
757 |
| Eleventh Circuit bars preemption in medical device case. |
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May 1, 1999 |
572 |
| Norplant maker has no duty to warn about side effects. |
|
May 1, 1999 |
486 |
| Crime victim laws sometimes ignored. |
|
May 1, 1999 |
658 |
| Punitive damages argued before U.S. Supreme Court in sex discrimination case. |
|
Apr 1, 1999 |
477 |
| Stun belts zapped by civil liberties groups. |
|
Apr 1, 1999 |
938 |
| Community courts reach out to put a dent in petty crime. |
Brief Article |
Mar 1, 1999 |
1279 |
| Spinal bone screw litigation gets new life from Third Circuit. |
|
Feb 1, 1999 |
626 |
| Chrysler recall rescinded by D.C. Circuit Court. |
Brief Article |
Jan 1, 1999 |
495 |
| Lesbian partner awarded joint custody of child following couple's breakup. |
Brief Article |
Jan 1, 1999 |
488 |
| Bar exam boards wrestle with learning disabilities questions. |
|
Dec 1, 1998 |
960 |
| Medicaid counseling law doesn't apply to lawyers. |
Brief Article |
Dec 1, 1998 |
476 |
| Advocates for reform of funeral, cemetery industry are never at rest. |
|
Nov 1, 1998 |
1635 |
| Who's watching Grandma? |
|
Nov 1, 1998 |
512 |
| EEOC guidance on retaliation to aid employment litigators. |
|
Oct 1, 1998 |
606 |
| Klan group found liable in church burning case. |
Brief Article |
Oct 1, 1998 |
556 |
| High Court dismisses appeal over private lawsuits in environmental racism case. |
|
Sep 1, 1998 |
516 |
| HMO's report card has some bad marks. |
|
Sep 1, 1998 |
581 |
| Assisted reproductive technology studied by New York task force. |
|
Jul 1, 1998 |
700 |
| Frozen embryos to find home in research lab, court rules. |
Brief Article |
Jul 1, 1998 |
475 |
| Tort law museum planned by Ralph Nader. |
|
Jul 1, 1998 |
535 |
| Medication slip-ups lead to more deaths, research study shows. |
|
Jul 1, 1998 |
568 |
| Family and Medical Leave Act has flawed regulation, two federal courts rule. |
|
Jun 1, 1998 |
864 |
| Accutane maker warns of suicide danger in patients. |
Brief Article |
Jun 1, 1998 |
520 |
| Camera-access bill approved by U.S. House. |
|
Jun 1, 1998 |
584 |
| Trampoline injuries have jumped; pediatrician calls for sales ban. |
|
Jun 1, 1998 |
643 |
| Academic support programs find favor with law students. |
|
May 1, 1998 |
1558 |
| ADR: doing two things at once can be problematic. |
|
May 1, 1998 |
772 |
| Bankruptcies are on the rise as consumers to deeper into debt. |
|
May 1, 1998 |
662 |
| Civil rights lawyers ask, 'what's the skinny on wellness benefit programs?' |
|
Apr 1, 1998 |
1328 |
| Burden of proof shifted in sex harassment cases. |
|
Mar 1, 1998 |
659 |
| Court makes it harder for corporations to silence whistleblowers. |
|
Mar 1, 1998 |
571 |
| Joint adoptions by gays are put on even ground with heterosexual couples. |
Brief Article |
Mar 1, 1998 |
444 |
| High court gives wide berth to trial courts deciding scientific evidence. |
|
Feb 1, 1998 |
475 |
| University must release campus crime records. |
|
Feb 1, 1998 |
689 |
| Patient 'bill of rights' may get legal force. |
Brief Article |
Feb 1, 1998 |
417 |
| Trial lawyers challenge the constitutionality of Ohio 'tort reform' law. |
Brief Article |
Jan 1, 1998 |
367 |
| Is Chicago ADA case merely an anomaly seven years after law's passage? |
|
Jan 1, 1998 |
923 |
| Hate crimes against gays hurt body and soul. |
|
Jan 1, 1998 |
548 |
| When the bough breaks: can justice be served in neonaticide cases? |
|
Dec 1, 1997 |
1767 |
| Court settles embryo imbroglio. |
Brief Article |
Dec 1, 1997 |
244 |
| Maryland clings to immunity in parent-child torts. |
|
Nov 1, 1997 |
701 |
| Electronic defect in car blamed for injuries in sudden-acceleration case. |
Brief Article |
Nov 1, 1997 |
400 |
| Medicaid law changed again, but confusion remains on lawyer-advice issue. |
Brief Article |
Nov 1, 1997 |
249 |
| NHTSA to look at rating system for rollover propensity. |
Brief Article |
Nov 1, 1997 |
392 |
| Ethical dispensation: when pharmacists refuse to fill prescriptions. |
|
Oct 1, 1997 |
1278 |
| Sixth try at bar exam may be the charm for learning-disabled student. |
|
Oct 1, 1997 |
898 |
| Changes ahead for lawyers who handle medical malpractice, insurers' study says. |
|
Oct 1, 1997 |
445 |
| Putting a price on pain can be more objective, federal judge says. |
|
Sep 1, 1997 |
586 |
| Critics argue for changes in mandatory sentencing laws involving cocaine. |
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Jul 1, 1997 |
798 |
| Attempt to clarify ADA leads to confusion. |
|
Jul 1, 1997 |
619 |
| Air bags to get some wind knocked out of them. |
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Jun 1, 1997 |
866 |
| Some battered women qualify for extension of statute of limitations. |
|
Jun 1, 1997 |
796 |
| Escalator safety promoted as CPSC considers voluntary standards. |
|
Jun 1, 1997 |
637 |
| Discrimination provision expanded to cover former workers. |
Brief Article |
May 1, 1997 |
452 |
| Hospital patients say they want better care. |
|
May 1, 1997 |
323 |
| Spinal abscesses: more than a pain in the back. |
|
Apr 1, 1997 |
1009 |
| Congress seeks repeal of asset transfer law. |
Brief Article |
Apr 1, 1997 |
307 |
| There's no winner when consumers lose. |
Interview |
Apr 1, 1997 |
3093 |
| Tobacco industry to face charges designed to stop organized crime. |
Brief Article |
Mar 1, 1997 |
338 |
| Creating a home on the Internet. |
Brief Article |
Feb 1, 1997 |
453 |
| Ninth Circuit opinion shines light on race issue. |
|
Feb 1, 1997 |
852 |
| Airline says 'lights out' to airport signs after losing lawsuit. |
Brief Article |
Feb 1, 1997 |
401 |
| Change in Medicaid criminalizes asset transfers. |
|
Jan 1, 1997 |
678 |
| California castration law greeted with skepticism. |
|
Jan 1, 1997 |
688 |
| Same-sex marriage: equal rights or the death of family? |
|
Dec 1, 1996 |
1139 |
| Air bags have killed child passengers, NHTSA warns. |
|
Dec 1, 1996 |
718 |
| Poor, elderly fare worse in HMOs than in traditional health plans. |
|
Dec 1, 1996 |
438 |
| Dog's life has 'intrinsic value,' New York judge finds. |
Brief Article |
Nov 1, 1996 |
416 |
| Principals can be held liable for students' abuse, Seventh Circuit rules. |
|
Oct 1, 1996 |
685 |
| Tenant, bit by dog, unleashes suit against landlord. |
|
Oct 1, 1996 |
641 |
| Pesticide regulations changed, but for better or worse? |
|
Oct 1, 1996 |
783 |
| Appeals court upholds lower court in custody case. |
Brief Article |
Oct 1, 1996 |
315 |
| At the fault line: divorce laws divide reformers. |
|
Sep 1, 1996 |
1171 |
| Women exposed to lead in childhood may pass poison to their kids. |
Brief Article |
Sep 1, 1996 |
458 |
| Commercial cases land in hands of trial lawyers. |
|
Aug 1, 1996 |
683 |
